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Girls in Tin Hats
- By: Annie Murray
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall90
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Performance72
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Story72
1940 - Small Heath, in the heart of Birmingham, is facing the darkest days of the war. Two very different girls from this tight-knit community join up as ARP wardens to do their bit for the Home Front. Violet Simms lives with her controlling, widowed mother who runs the local pawn shop. At just...
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Great saga.....realistic and well researched
- By wen-di on 30-07-20
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Girls in Tin Hats
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 17-04-20
- Language: English
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Three Sisters in the Snow
- By: Annie Groves
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance15
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Story15
Will Christmas bring them happiness or heartache? Don't miss the heartwarming new novel from the author of Secrets for the Three Sisters and The Three Sisters of Victory Walk. ___________________________________ It’s 1942 on Victory Walk in East London, and the Harrison sisters are wishing for...
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Great storyline/ loved the narrator.
- By Amazon Customer on 19-01-26
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Three Sisters in the Snow
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Series: The Three Sisters, Book 3
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 20-11-25
- Language: English
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The Prodigal Daughter
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall606
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Performance556
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Story551
From the superb Jeffrey Archer, The Prodigal Daughter is the magnificent story of love and politics. It is the enthralling sequel to the global phenomenon Kane and Abel, described by The Times as a 'classic novel of modern literature'. Hers was the ultimate ambition . . . The titanic battle...
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Sounds like Siri is reading it, good story though
- By Richard Bellars on 18-01-16
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The Prodigal Daughter
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Series: Kane & Abel, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 07-11-13
- Language: English
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From London With Love
- The new feel-good romance novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author, the perfect holiday read
- By: Katie Fforde
- Narrated by: Emma Handy
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance49
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Story49
Brought to you by Penguin. The uplifting and escapist new romcom and perfect holiday read for summer from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Island in the Sun and One Enchanted Evening. In a city full of dreams, will she find her own…? It’s 1968 and it’s cold when Felicity arrives in...
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Not what I used to love out Katie Fforde
- By k chaffey on 29-04-25
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From London With Love
- The new feel-good romance novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author, the perfect holiday read
- Narrated by: Emma Handy
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 13-02-25
- Language: English
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Nine Coaches Waiting
- The twisty, unputdownable classic from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery
- By: Mary Stewart
- Narrated by: Ellie Heydon
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall171
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Performance154
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Story154
Mary Stewart transports her readers to mid-century Savoy for a plot of danger and deception, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. A classic tale by one of the world's most beloved authors. Linda Martin understands what is to be lonely: her parents died when she was young, and she...
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Just as good as I remembered!
- By SalHal on 20-06-19
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Nine Coaches Waiting
- The twisty, unputdownable classic from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery
- Narrated by: Ellie Heydon
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 09-05-19
- Language: English
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Life After Life
- The global bestseller, now a major BBC series
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,791
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Performance2,510
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Story2,492
What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if...
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Intriguing story of "what ifs"
- By Kirstine on 13-05-13
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Life After Life
- The global bestseller, now a major BBC series
- Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar
- Series: Todd Family, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 14-03-13
- Language: English
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Twisted Strands
- By: Margaret Dickinson
- Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance44
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Story44
The follow-up to Tangled Threads, Margaret Dickinson's Twisted Strands follows the dramatic highs and lows of the Hardcastle family as they endure the upheaval caused by war. It is 1914, and Eveleen Hardcastle, now in in her early thirties, has married Richard. As the First World War breaks out...
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A relaxing story titled twisting strands
- By dorothy on 19-06-26
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Twisted Strands
- Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 31-07-14
- Language: English
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The Woolworths Girls
- Woolworths, Book 1
- By: Elaine Everest
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall69
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Performance68
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Story68
Against the backdrop of impending war, experience the trials, triumphs and camaraderie behind the Woolworths counter, in Elaine Everest’s historical romance The Woolworths Girls. It's 1938 and as the threat of war hangs over the country, Sarah Caselton is preparing for her new job at...
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Lovely book
- By freddie on 25-02-23
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The Woolworths Girls
- Woolworths, Book 1
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Series: Woolworths, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 10-11-22
- Language: English
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The Promise
- Isabel's Story, Book 1
- By: Michelle Vernal
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance41
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Story41
1944 - The Isle of Wight: 16 year-old Constance’s life on the island is sheltered until the death of her brother, brings the reality of war crashing down around her. He leaves behind his pregnant widow, Ginny. When Constance meets a handsome Canadian airforce man, she’s eager to escape her grief and be swept up by first love. It’s a love which has ramifications she could never envisage. Present day: When young British backpacker, Isabel Stark happens across a car accident on a lonely stretch of road in the South Island of New Zealand her life changes forever.
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A lovely story
- By Angela on 18-04-25
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The Promise
- Isabel's Story, Book 1
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Series: Isabel's Story, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 19-08-21
- Language: English
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A Wartime Promise for the East End Girls
- By: Jean Fullerton
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
East London, 1943: As air raid sirens wail, can the East End Girls join forces to protect their city and the people they love? Nell Reilly’s blonde curls and piercing blue eyes might look angelic, but she is ready to fight with everything she has for a better future. Brought up in London’s tough East End, she is fiercely determined to keep the promise she made to her little sister Jo to build a new life for them one day. Until a chance meeting changes everything…
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A Wartime Promise for the East End Girls
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Series: The East End Girls, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 29-05-26
- Language: English
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A Pennyworth of Sunshine
- The Irish Sisters, Book 1
- By: Anna Jacobs
- Narrated by: Marie McCarthy
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall204
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Performance183
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Story181
Bestselling saga author Anna Jacobs' novel of life in nineteenth-century Lancashire and Australia. A must-read for fans of Dilly Court and the Rivenshaw saga. Love can cross oceans . . . Keara Michaels doesn't want to leave her family in Ireland, but fate sends her first to Lancashire, then...
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Penny worth of sunshine
- By anny on 23-01-21
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A Pennyworth of Sunshine
- The Irish Sisters, Book 1
- Narrated by: Marie McCarthy
- Series: The Irish Sisters Series, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 05-09-19
- Language: English
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Daisy Jones and the Six
- From the author of the hit TV series
- By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrated by: Sara Arrington, Jennifer Beals, Arthur Bishop, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,850
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Performance5,234
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Story5,215
Brought to you by Penguin. NOW A SMASH HIT AMAZON PRIME TV STARRING SAM CLAFLIN, RILEY KEOUGH AND CAMILA MORRONE THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO and the bestselling MALIBU RISING 'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I...
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😭 Absolutely amazing!
- By Steph on 24-03-19
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Daisy Jones and the Six
- From the author of the hit TV series
- Narrated by: Sara Arrington, Jennifer Beals, Arthur Bishop, Fred Berman, Benjamin Bratt, Jonathan Davis, Ari Fliakos, Holter Graham, Judy Greer, January LaVoy, Robinne Lee, Peter Larkin, Henry Leyva, P.J. Ochlan, Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 05-03-19
- Language: English
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The Fifteen Streets
- By: Catherine Cookson
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance21
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Story21
Life on the Fifteen Streets was a continual struggle for survival. John O'Brien grew up in abject poverty, confined to the hardships of the Fifteen Streets. Labouring on the city's docks and trying to keep his loved ones safe from the drunken wrath of his father and brother, this is the only way of life he knows. Then John O'Brien meets his sister's teacher.
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Great read
- By m o'connor on 16-10-24
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The Fifteen Streets
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-06-23
- Language: English
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The Last Dress from Paris
- A heartbreaking and sweeping historical novel
- By: Jade Beer
- Narrated by: Tamsin Topolski
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance18
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Story17
A sweeping dual-narrative love story sweeping from 1950s Paris to the V&A Museum in London, told through eight couture dresses that reunite three generations of women. Each Dior dress tells a story... London, 2017. When her beloved grandmother, Sylvie, sends her to Paris to retrieve a dress she...
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Magical
- By Amazon Customer on 27-05-26
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The Last Dress from Paris
- A heartbreaking and sweeping historical novel
- Narrated by: Tamsin Topolski
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 21-06-22
- Language: English
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Black Country Orphan
- By: Annie Murray
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance31
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Story31
Black Country Orphan is a moving story of the courage and strength of women, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Annie Murray. The early 1900s: Cradley Heath, a town in the Black Country near Birmingham and centre of the world’s chain-making trade. Lucy Butler, a young girl crippled by a...
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Really good read.
- By Jennyflubug on 18-10-21
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Black Country Orphan
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 15-04-21
- Language: English
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The Nightingale Sisters
- By: Donna Douglas
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall119
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Performance106
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Story105
To the student nurses at The Nightingale hospital, the ward sisters are heartless and frightening, with impossibly high standards. But the sisters have troubles of their own...Dora, the student nurse is struggling with her heartbreak over Nick, the man who got away. A new arrival on the ward brings the chance to put a smile back on her face. But can she really get over Nick so easily? Dora's fellow student Millie is also torn between the two men in her life.
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Another great story by Donna Douglas
- By Adele on 11-05-15
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The Nightingale Sisters
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Series: Nightingale Girls, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 05-08-13
- Language: English
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The Women of Lilac Street
- By: Annie Murray
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall132
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Performance117
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Story117
Shortlisted for Historical Romantic Novel in the Romantic Novelists Association Books Awards Birmingham, almost a decade after the end of the Great War, and the women of Lilac Street have had more than their fair share of troubles . . . Rose Southgate is trapped in a loveless marriage. Shy and...
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Brilliant
- By SuzieDave on 13-05-16
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The Women of Lilac Street
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 27-02-14
- Language: English
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The Girl You Left Behind
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Multiple Narrators, Clare Corbett, Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,110
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Performance2,774
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Story2,776
France, 1916. Sophie Lefevre is ordered to serve the German officers who socialise in her hotel. When the new Kommandant sets eyes on Sophie's portrait - painted by her husband Edouard - a dangerous obsession is born. Almost a century later, Sophie's portrait hangs in the home of Liv Halston. A...
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Spellbinding - I loved it
- By Happy and Smiling on 16-02-13
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The Girl You Left Behind
- Narrated by: Multiple Narrators, Clare Corbett, Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 27-09-12
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Harbour House
- By: Liz Fenwick
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance20
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Story20
'Compelling, intriguing, romantic… deeply satisfying and emotional' Santa Montefiore 'A sweeping story of love, loss and finding the courage to be your true self' Phillipa Ashley ***** When Kerensa is sent by her father’s auction house to catalogue a neglected house overlooking the sea in...
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Didn’t Disappoint
- By Susie S on 17-02-26
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The Secrets of Harbour House
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 17-07-25
- Language: English
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The Wartime Librarian’s Secret
- By: Molly Green
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance28
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Story28
Bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green is back with her most engrossing, heartfelt World War Two saga yet, The Wartime Librarian's Secret! Amid the chaos of war, will a new chapter begin? September 1942. Esme Donaldson is still grieving the devastating loss of her husband, Anthony...
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Predictable
- By lyn ned on 03-07-26
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The Wartime Librarian’s Secret
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 17-07-25
- Language: English
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